19 Aug 1937
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
1
An odd pairing notes magnetite as a magnetic ore and crickets as a sound the Chinese find pleasant, compared to Europeans who favor canaries. The text blends scientific note with cultural comparison.
This piece argues larger schools offer broader curricular offerings and more activities, while emphasizing the role of up-to-date library facilities and proven accomplishment. Five criteria for judging a high school include enrollment size teaching quality curricular breadth library resources and competitive performance over years.
Rolfe high school shines with athletic and academic honors. Notables include Boody Rudolfson and Tiny Rickard basketball stars, a $1000-plus textbook inventory, a strong orchestra and girls glee club, and football and basketball trophies. Honors list Kennedy and Wiegman as top students. staff like Edna Marcum mark 25 years. The article notes maintained facilities, warm classrooms, and ambitions of future Rolfe students.
A traveler recounts a July 15 departure from Rolfe Iowa driving via primary No 10 to Dubuque and Monroe then through southern Wisconsin to Albany Janesville Beloit and Chicago. The piece highlights landscapes people and production, tolls on the Mississippi bridge, detours shale roads and a visit gets with relatives including a funeral and cousin Rufus Thornton dispute.
The curriculum lists second semester English I and II, Algebra I, Homemaking I and II, General Science, Latin I, Farm Shop, Modern History, Geometry, Physiology, Geography, Agriculture, English I, Business Problems, Typewriting, and Psychology. It outlines alternation with Latin I or II and indicates year progressions for tenth and eleventh years.
A read of the catalog shows a diverse mix of subjects including advanced algebra, solid geometry, English III and IV, commercial law, bookkeeping, Latin II, economics, physics, rural school methods, grammar, and American government, reflecting a broad curriculum. The document lists alternating course pairings and several repeats across departments, indicating scheduling and management notes for the twelfth year.
The author travels from Chicago to Detroit via Hammond Gary and South Bend noting oil tanks and many trucks. He observes roadside tables in Michigan and scenic Trish hills with a tower offering views. Detroit traffic proves heavy while seeking lodging near closing time. Detroit’s auto industry elevates its rank among US cities.
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